Sunipia andersonii

Sunipia andersonii (King & Pantling) P. F. Hunt

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Vietnamese name: Đại bao đỏ; Lan tía

Chinese name: 黄花大苞兰 huang hua da bao lan

Latin Name: Sunipia andersonii (King & Pantling) P. F. Hunt 1971
Family: Orchidaceae

Synonym Name: Ione andersonii King & Pantling; Ione andersonii var. flavescens (Rolfe) Tang & F. T. Wang; Ione bifurcatoflorens Fukuyama; Ione flavescens Rolfe; Ione sasakii Hayata; Sunipia bifurcatoflorens (Fukuyama) P. F. Hunt; Sunipia sasakii (Hayata) P. F. Hunt.

Family: Orchidaceae

Description:

Small orchid, long stems, small tubers 2 cm, 1 leaf. Flowers 1-2, large size 1.3 cm, blooming in the Fall.

Distribution: Found in the Chinese Himalayas, eastern Himalayas, Bhutan, Assam, Taiwan, Myanmar, Thailand and Vietnam. In Việt Nam: Lam Dong

Ecological: in montane forests on trees at elevations around 700 to 1700 meters.